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High level expression of proteins

Patent 6114148 Issued on September 5, 2000. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject September 20, 2016. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventors

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Application

No. 717294 filed on 09/20/1996

US Classes:

435/91.1, Polynucleotide (e.g., nucleic acid, oligonucleotide, etc.)435/69.1, Recombinant DNA technique included in method of making a protein or polypeptide435/69.6, Blood proteins435/91.4, Modification or preparation of a recombinant DNA vector435/91.41, By insertion or addition of one or more nucleotides435/252.3, Transformants (e.g., recombinant DNA or vector or foreign or exogenous gene containing, fused bacteria, etc.)435/320.1, VECTOR, PER SE (E.G., PLASMID, HYBRID PLASMID, COSMID, VIRAL VECTOR, BACTERIOPHAGE VECTOR, ETC.) BACTERIOPHAGE VECTOR, ETC.)435/325, ANIMAL CELL, PER SE (E.G., CELL LINES, ETC.); COMPOSITION THEREOF; PROCESS OF PROPAGATING, MAINTAINING OR PRESERVING AN ANIMAL CELL OR COMPOSITION THEREOF; PROCESS OF ISOLATING OR SEPARATING AN ANIMAL CELL OR COMPOSITION THEREOF; PROCESS OF PREPARING A COMPOSITION CONTAINING AN ANIMAL CELL; CULTURE MEDIA THEREFORE435/440PROCESS OF MUTATION, CELL FUSION, OR GENETIC MODIFICATION

Examiners

Primary: Guzo, David
Assistant: Shuman, Jon

Attorney, Agent or Firm

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  • WO 96/27675 WO. 09/13/1996
  • WO 97/26333 WO. 07/13/1997

International Classes

C12N 015/11
C12P 015/40
C12P 019/34

Abstract

The invention features a synthetic gene encoding a protein normally expressed in a mammalian cell wherein at least one non-preferred or less preferred codon in the natural gene encoding the protein has been replaced by a preferred codon encoding the same amino acid.

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